Foreclosed Properties for Sale below $200,000 in Bellingham

Condos and foreclosed properties for sale priced around $170,000 are available in Bellingham, one of Washington State’s largest cities. Prospective buyers are encouraged to buy now before prices climb up again. " Foreclosed properties for sale and condos priced around...

Little more than two weeks before Election Day

" With a little more than two weeks before Election Day Floridians are debating on whether to support the tax cut ammenment or to oppose it and plenty of interesting comments can be found in chat rooms and websites on the internet. One citizen from Orlando had this...

Falling real-estate prices and rising taxes

" Falling real-estate prices and turmoil in the mortgage market are expected to reduce property values for U.S. homeowners by a total of $1.2 trillion next year, according to Global Insight Inc., a research-and-consulting firm. Nationwide, falling real-estate prices mean...

Existing-home sales are projected to trend up in 2008

" The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® has developed the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a new leading indicator of housing market activity. Based on the data from Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) and large brokers, the index provides advance information on future...

Living and Retiring on our tax dollars

" Passage of the property tax cut amendment in the Sunshine state will force local and State governments to run programs and services using public funds more effectively and be more accountable.  Miami Dade school teachers haven't paid for individual healthcare...

Good politics, but terrible economics

"   The expected backlash to the plan started immediately after President Bush, along with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, outlined proposals Thursday that are meant to help the 2 million borrowers facing...

Relationship between Foreclosures and House Prices

" BusinessWeek Online (Pallavi Gogoi 11/28/2007) reports that traders dealing real estate futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange are betting on double-digit declines in nine out of the 10 biggest housing markets in the U. S. The only exception is Chicago,...

Rent in Singapore - HDB, Condos, Flats, Property

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New housing permits at lowest level since 1997

A report released by the home builders indicates that new permits for construction hit its lowest level since 1997. This is a sign that the home builders are expecting more pullback in values.

Home prices fall for 3rd straight quarter

As expected, the price of homes has fallen for the 3rd straight quarter according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The decline is an average of 6.5% below the peak in 2006.